Jon Brittain's ROTTERDAM to Transfer to Trafalgar Studios This Summer

Following a highly successful run last autumn at Theatre503, Jon Brittain's ROTTERDAM now transfers to Trafalgar Studios. Anna Martine (The Nether), Alice McCarthy (Boris: World King), Ed Eales-White (Strap In - It's Clever Peter) and Jessica Clark (The Events) reprise their roles in this poignant and highly comic production.

The show runs Tuesday 26th July - Saturday 27th August 2016, with Press Night set for Thursday 28th July, 7pm.

Alice wants to come out as a lesbian. Her girlfriend wants to start living as a man. It's New Year in ROTTERDAM and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them she's gay. But before she can hit send, her girlfriend reveals that he has always identified as a man and now wants to start living as one. Now Alice must face a question she never thought she'd ask... does this mean she's straight?

ROTTERDAM is a bittersweet comedy about gender, sexuality and being a long way from home by acclaimed writer Jon Brittain, co-creator of Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho, and writer of What Would Spock Do? and The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo.

Director Donnacadh O'Briain comments, There's something really special about this play, and about the cast who brought it to life. Audiences were incredibly taken with it, I've rarely seen a reception like we had at Theatre503. We were entirely sold out a day or two after press night so it's fantastic to be able to bring it back to a wider audience. I think it's a must see and I'm not biased at all.

Jon Brittain was inspired to write ROTTERDAM after a couple of his friends transitioned in the late 2000s. He became aware of the absence of transgender stories in pop culture and wanted to address this on the stage. Through writing this show, he researched and consulted widely including talking to numerous trans people and their partners, conducting readings for members of the trans communities and discussing the show with various parties who were all supportive, including Trans Media Watch who then endorsed ROTTERDAM.

ROTTERDAM is presented in association with Theatre503. Notes to Editors

IF YOU GO:

ROTTERDAM by Jon Brittain

Tuesday 26th July - Saturday 27th August 2016
Monday - Saturday 7.45pm
Thursday and Saturday matinees 3pm
Running time: 2 hours plus interval

At Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY

Trafalgar Studios is located on Whitehall. The nearest underground stations are Charing Cross (on the Bakerloo and Northern lines), Embankment (on the Bakerloo, Northern, Circle and District lines), Westminster (on the Jubilee, Circle and District lines) and Leicester Square (on the Northern and Piccadilly lines). The nearest rail station is Charing Cross.

Tickets are available for £15, £25, £30 from the Trafalgar Studios Box Office and www.atgtickets.com/venues/trafalgar-studios, 0844 871 7632

Ages 14+

Jon Brittain is a playwright, comedy writer and director. His plays include A Super Happy Story About Feeling Super Sad (New Diorama), What Would Spock Do (Gilded Balloon), and The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo (Pleasance). He also directed and co-wrote the smash hit Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho (Theatre503, Assembly, Leicester Square Theatre) for which he was nominated for 'Most Promising Playwright' at the 2014 Off West End Awards. He has worked extensively with Old Vic New Voices, he was part of the Theatre503 Five and he was a member of the Royal Court Studio Group. In comedy, he directed both of John Kearns' Fosters Award- winning shows Sight Gags for Perverts and Shtick as well as Tom Allen's shows Both Worlds and Indeed, and is a member of the Weirdos Comedy Club. He has written for Radio 4's The Now Show, Cartoon Network's BAFTA and Emmy award winning The Amazing World of Gumball and he created the online sketch show HodgePodge for Hoot Comedy. He is currently developing an original series for BBC3, an hour long drama series for the BBC Writers Scheme, the musical How to Stop Being Fat and Start Being Happy with composer Harry Blake, and the comedy show Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows.